How can cities positively make use of their heritage in ways which support future their prosperity and quality of life? This is the question at the heart of a research collaboration between the City-Region Studies Centre (CRSC), at the University of Alberta, and the Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC). Edmonton is experiencing a period of rapid […]

The research intern will be working with Sportball to offer one of their multi-sport after-school programs to children who are living with serious heart defects. Physical activity has many health benefits for children, and after-school programs are an effective way to increase daily physical activity levels. Children living with heart disease are a vulnerable group […]

Healthy and productive coastal regions are highly important to Canada, both socio-economically and for the ecosystem services they provide. In 2015, the Vancouver Aquarium launched a new coast-wide initiative in British Columbia (PollutionTracker) to assess coastal health by generating high quality contaminant data for mussels and nearshore sediments. In the proposed study, Dr. Gabriela Aguirre-Martinez […]

The purpose of this multi-project study is to investigate the effects of two different doses of protein supplementation following exercise training on muscle damage and inflammation, as well as on post-recovery exercise performance in young swimmers. Sub-project 1 examines whether whey protein supplementation following a training session enhances exercise performance and affects post-exercise muscle damage […]

Recent advances in online technologies are changing the way we approach musical instruments teaching. The diversity of online music resources has increased through the availability of digital scores, video tutorials and music applications, creating the need for a cohesive, integrated learning experience. The Novaxe project proposes an online learning environment that allows master-apprentice or self-taught […]

Si les TIC ont permis à la formation de devenir plus accessible et favoriseraient l’engagement et la motivation, les faibles taux de réussite en formation à distance (FAD) posent problème. Les environnements numériques (EN) utilisés dans les formations en ligne enregistrent systématiquement les traces informatiques des activités des apprenants, qui peuvent être combinés avec des […]

Les chutes chez les aînés sont un problème de santé publique sérieux. Actuellement, les services mis en place pour prévenir l’augmentation du nombre de chutes au sein de la population québécoise s’inscrivent majoritairement en prévention secondaire et tertiaire, pour une clientèle âgée de 65 ans et plus à risque de chute, ou ayant déjà chuté. […]

Les écrits les plus significatifs laissés par la créatrice des Jardins de Métis, Elsie Reford, seront mis en valeur sur le web et in situ, à la Villa Estevan, sous forme de capsules audio et vidéo, ce qui permettra de mieux faire connaître cette femme, au-delà des jardins qu’elle a créés, de 1926 à 1958. […]

The change in the time intervals between adjacent heartbeats is known as Heart Rate Variability (HRV). The HRV of a well-conditioned heart is generally large at rest, whereas low HRV has been associated with adverse outcomes/conditions, including congestive heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, depression, and hospital admissions. As beat-to-beat variation is desirable, there has been considerable […]

The current wellbeing crisis in Canada is magnified in rural areas. Also, rural economies are negatively affected by lack of suitable youth lifeskill training. Rural communities lack financial capital to address these issues on their own. 4-H has been building rural youth skill for over 100 years, offering a variety of options, including physical activities […]

This project aims to advance local/regional food systems in Alberta, as part of a 5-year SSHRC Partnership titled Food: Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged (FLEdGE). Local food systems generate opportunities to capture economic value (e.g., income and employment) within local communities, and can also result in indirect economic, social and environmental benefits. However, current resources within […]

The proposed research is to participate in the design, production and evaluation of The Social Life of Water: Past, Present and Future, an interactive media exhibition and speaker/performance series on water sustainability at the Okanagan Heritage Museum. The exhibition and speaker/performance series are being created through an art-science collaboration among UBC Okanagan researchers and artists, […]